We ran into our first hiccup recently. During the planning process of the trip we budgeted ~$600 to rent a car for the month. Unfortunately, that estimate didn't include the drop fee. The fee covers the cost of the rental company have to return the vehicle to Louisville. This added another $600 to the car cost. Luckily for us we over budgeted in some areas and have been very lucky to have a large group of supporters who have been either letting us borrow their equipment or donating supplies. I'm sure this won't be the last unaccounted cost, but at least we were able to adjust and move on from it.

I want to wrap up this entry by commenting on how awesome Connor has been lately. I've been in the process of trying to purchase a house recently and it has been tough. I'm thankful for Connor being very accommodating and taking on more responsibilities due to my absence.

UPDATE: I was able to use some coupon codes and book the car for only $996 for the month. That's $200 less than what were planning on paying.

1. thanks for figuring out the car stuff
2. we budgets ~$800, so we did quite well given that Enterprise would've been about $1600 and Budget did it for less than $1000 total. Win!
3. Thanks for the thanks Knack!

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Lewis and Clark's mission was three-fold: determine whether a Northwest Passage existed, document the natural life, Native life, and geography, and establish diplomatic relations with Natives on behalf of the U.S. government.

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